inhibin

Meaning of inhibin

noun

a gonadal hormone which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone, under consideration as a potential male contraceptive.

1930s: from Latin inhibere ‘hinder’ + -in1.

Information about inhibin

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of inhibin is: inhibins.
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Hyphenation of inhibin

in-hibin

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • inhibin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with inhibin

duodecibin, aribin

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